Chris Gameson (Unusual Uses Counselling)

Hello, I'm Chris (he/him). I'm a BACP-Registered, Integrative therapist. This means I - or rather we - author a therapeutic journey unique to you. I work collaboratively; we will arrive at goals, focuses and therapeutic approaches together, plus we'll intermittently review and tweak these as needed. My ultimate aim is to equip you with a bespoke self-therapeutic toolkit to better navigate life's challenges.

I draw on a variety of therapeutic theory and technique - from the psychodynamic, the humanistic and the behaviourist domains. We may choose to work on issues manifesting in the present or explore those located more in your past; or a dynamic synergy of the two. Initially, we may be working with more emphasis on coping strategies; creating space for you to engage with and better regulate pressing feelings of overwhelm, depression or anxiety and the impacts of trauma. 

I am especially experienced in raising awareness of and facilitating movement towards clients' creatively embracing all of the many possibilities at-hand (whilst exploring the recurrent obstacles to doing so). I work partly with Gestalt Therapy techniques (including Sand Tray work - in-person) to this end. Likewise, I work with the 'wisdom of the body'; we/you can often gain insight from what bodily sensation is conveying where language may be failing. I also work with Mindfulness-based, Narrative, CBT/MBCT and Eco-therapy techniques. I offer walk-and-talk therapy, outdoors around nearby London Fields or Victoria Park, Hackney.

I have experience of working with clients around: Depression / Anxiety / Trauma / Abuse / Relationships / Identity / Sexuality / Chemsex / Kinks / Illness / Ageing / Grief / Loneliness / 'Stuckness'.